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0-4 Looks bad, but not if you look at Jazz History

A history lesson on the Utah Jazz, and a detailed look at the last 39 years of three game, four game, six game, or seven or more game road trips. How we perform. What's normal? And a break down of 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s Jazz basketball.

Do Big Al's hot finishes make up for cold starts?

We look at how well Jefferson performs to finish games (last 5 minutes of the fourth, and all overtimes) vs. his starts (first 5 minutes of the first). Comparisons between his entire Jazz career and this season are made against his Jazz career fg%.

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Let's talk about the Jazz-Bobcats game

It was domination. Total domination. A defensive performance to be celebrated. It doesn't matter who the opponent was, that kind of butt-kicking happens very, very rarely.

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Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Day 2 Bullets

This year's sports geekery conference is over, and there's plenty to report from Day 2.

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Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Day 1 Bullets

Andy's 1st day at the 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference was a success. What went on at the biggest sports nerd gathering of the year?

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So how many 1stQ points are we behind by, usually?

Okay, so we've now played 58 games this year. That's not a small number, it's 71% of our entire regular season. So, at this stage -- what you see if what you get. Like, don't they start calling...

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Player of the Week: Week 17

Read on to find out this week's winner!

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Q before A: A note on the use of stats before SSAC

At this year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, we'll be bombarded with stats. I'm looking forward to it. Still, how meaningful those stats are depends on one prior step: a question.

Investigating the % of playing time vs starters

Al Jefferson, Randy Foye, Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, Alec Burks, and Enes Kanter -- and how much of their playing time is ONLY against opposing starters.

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The Offbeat: A Look at the Bledsoe / Millsap Deal

Does the Paul Millsap/Eric Bledsoe deal make sense for the Utah Jazz? A detailed look at the questions involved.

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